equisetum

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noun

A horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)

OriginLatin equus →
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Meanings

nounequisetum (plural equisetums or equiseta)

plural equisetums · plural equiseta

  1. A horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)

Origin

  1. Latinequus“horse”
  2. Englishequisetum

From Latin equus (“horse”) + saeta (“bristle”).

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Translations

Bulgarian полски хвощ
  • полски хвощ (polski hvošt)plant of genus Equisetum
Catalan equiset
  • equisetplant of genus Equisetum
Russian хвощ
  • хвощ (xvošč)plant of genus Equisetum
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APA

equisetum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equisetum

MLA

“equisetum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equisetum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “equisetum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equisetum.

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